Re: dhuga:ter ('LARYNGEALS')

The Etruscans had it in for vowels. Have you seen what
Etruscan does to Greek vowels in loanwords? It's worse
than what the English do to food.
Alexandros > Alksentre
Herakleis > Herkle


--- "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rick McCallister
>
> That's the usual explanation and probably the
> closest
> we can get to anything based on what we think we
> know
> about Etruscan
> ===========
> What about *bhar-dha "beard" ?
> assuming phersu could be a cognate.
>
> Why should prOs-Op-On
> become phErsU ??
> What about vocalic scheme ?
>
> Arnaud
> ===========
>
>
> --- "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rick McCallister
> >
> > Latin persona comes from Greek praisopeia (sp?)
> via
> > Etruscan phersu, where it meant "mask"
> >
> > ============
> >
> > Are we sure of this ?
> >
> > Arnaud
> >
> > ==============
> >
> >
>
>

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